Egypt vs Libya: Annual change in primary energy use
Egypt
24.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Libya
22.96 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Egypt rank
19th
Libya rank
20th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Egypt
- Libya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 24.44 terawatt-hours against 22.96 terawatt-hours in Libya, a difference of 1.48 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 19th and Libya ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.94 terawatt-hours | 2.57 terawatt-hours | 16.36 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 14.77 terawatt-hours | 1.59 terawatt-hours | 13.17 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 32.46 terawatt-hours | 9.31 terawatt-hours | 23.14 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 18.16 terawatt-hours | -2.17 terawatt-hours | 20.32 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 12.16 terawatt-hours | 3.59 terawatt-hours | 8.57 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Egypt or Libya?
- Egypt, at 24.44 terawatt-hours against 22.96 terawatt-hours in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Egypt and Libya?
- 1.48 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Egypt ranks 19th and Libya ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.